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Alabama Smart Yards (ASY) Program ARCHIVE Introducing Environmental Consciousness and Practical management Optiions to our Yards & neighborhoods ARCHIVE Alabama A&M and Auburn Universities ANR-1359 ARCHIVE ii is a motto that reflects our state’s natural resources and biodiversity. Using scientifically based, environmentally sustainable landscape practices, we can maintain and enhance the unique natural beauty of Alabama for ourselves and for generations to follow. Conservation and efficient, responsible use of our natural resources is the overriding concept and the educational goal of the Alabama Smart Yards (ASY) program. Participating in this process will save you time, energy, and money while preserving our natural heritage. ASY is a cooperative alliance and mission developed by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, the Alabama Nursery and Landscape Association, the Alabama Master Gardeners Association, and the Auburn University Department of Horticulture. Information contained in this manual was edited and adapted for Alabama's climate and soils from the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program with permission from the authors. We thank the authors for their hard work and the US Environmental Protection Agency for partial support of this program. We also would like to thank the authors of the Tennessee Yards and Neighborhoods Program for sharing ideas and marketing concepts. 1. GETTING STARTED A Successful Landscape Plan.................................................................................................................................1 Common Landscape Mistakes...............................................................................................................................3 2. LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION Plant Selection and Placement ..............................................................................................................................7 Planting Tips...........................................................................................................................................................8 Proper Tree Planting..............................................................................................................................................9 Turfgrasses ...........................................................................................................................................................11 Ask the Experts.....................................................................................................................................................13 3. WATERING EFFICIENTLY/IRRIGATION PRACTICES Watering Tips.......................................................................................................................................................15 Calibrating Irrigation Systems............................................................................................................................17 4. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Pruning .................................................................................................................................................................19 Lawn Maintenance and Mowing .......................................................................................................................21 Fertilizing Lawns..................................................................................................................................................21 Fertilizing Woody Landscape Plants ..................................................................................................................24 Soil Testing ...........................................................................................................................................................25 Indicator Species of HealthyARCHIVE Environment ........................................................................................................26 5. MULCHING Mulch Facts ..........................................................................................................................................................27 Guidelines for Using Mulch................................................................................................................................27 How Much to Buy................................................................................................................................................28 Using Yard Waste as Mulch ...............................................................................................................................29 iii 6. RECYCLING YARD WASTE Recycle While You Mow.....................................................................................................................................31 Composting ..........................................................................................................................................................32 7. ATTRACTING WILDLIFE Requirements for Wildlife...................................................................................................................................35 Butterfly Gardens.................................................................................................................................................36 Honey Bees ...........................................................................................................................................................37 Good Plants for Bees ............................................................................................................................................38 8. MANAGING YARD PESTS RESPONSIBLY Integrated Pest Management ..............................................................................................................................41 Avoiding Pest Problems .......................................................................................................................................42 Identifying Pest Problems....................................................................................................................................43 Treating Pest Problems ........................................................................................................................................43 Common Landscape Pests and Their Management ..........................................................................................44 Plant Diseases.......................................................................................................................................................46 9. REDUCING STORMWATER RUNOFF Nonpoint Source Pollution..................................................................................................................................47 Making Every Raindrop Count...........................................................................................................................48 Grass–lined Swale................................................................................................................................................48 Non–impervious Surfaces ...................................................................................................................................49 Rain Barrels and Cisterns....................................................................................................................................50 Controlling Mosquitoes and Algae.....................................................................................................................53 Rain Chains ..........................................................................................................................................................53 Rain Gardens........................................................................................................................................................54 Constructed Wetlands and Retention Ponds .....................................................................................................56 10. PROTECTING THE WATERFRONT Saltwater Considerations.....................................................................................................................................59 Freshwater Considerations..................................................................................................................................60 Man–made Lakes and Ponds...............................................................................................................................60 Stormwater Control Ponds (Retention Ponds)...................................................................................................61 Seasonal Ponds .....................................................................................................................................................61 APPENDIX Extension Agents........................................................................................................................................63 Extension Master Gardener Helpline.......................................................................................................63 Publications ................................................................................................................................................63 Plant List .....................................................................................................................ARCHIVE................................65 Plants for Rain Gardens.............................................................................................................................79
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